I have been slacking lately. I've got several projects that I am working on, but I keep getting distracted by work, or TV, or books, or sleep. I've been having a rough time snapping out of the real world and into my fictional ones.

I got talking to a nice couple on the way home from FanX a couple of weeks ago, and in the course of that conservation, one of them told me about a local sci-fi/fantasy/horror writing symposium, called Life, The Universe, and Everything. It was kismet. I needed to recharge my creative batteries and get some motivation back, and here was this timely opportunity, that somehow I had never heard of before.

So I went home and looked it up. Apparently it's been going on for years, and I had just been in the dark about it! *sob* Luckily, it was only two weeks away, so I scheduled time off from work, registered for the con, and booked a hotel room, because I'm a lazy bum and didn't want to make the 45 min drive to and from every day.

The writing convention was amazing. Tons of friendly people and insightful panels, time to focus on just being creative, and a very welcoming and amiable atmosphere. I was quite impressed. I may go further in depth about the convention at a later time, since I took copious notes at every panel and kaffeeklatsch I attended, but for now I will just mention that it was a great experience.

I was inspired to start carving my name into social media sites, but I have linked it back to other things I've written in the past. There are links to the right for my Facebook and Twitter (Google + to follow soon), as well as my personal blog that I have completely neglected for a couple of years, and a blog that has various things that I've written over the past 10 years (and have not posted anything new on in a while, unfortunately). I've also included a small synopsis off to the right about the two main projects I am working on at the moment. This weekend has re-energized me to work on them, and I will do my best to blog and tweet and post all about my progress! So feel free to follow along with me, and I'll try to make it worth the effort.

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About the Author

She ingests copious amounts of pesto and television (one literally, the other figuratively - you decide), is irrationally terrified of sharks, and is a proud supporter of the Oxford comma.

She's one of those weird people that loves to research things. Some of her favorites - linguistics, birth and death rituals, festivals, religion, writing, glassblowing, esoteric arts, druids, reincarnation, book arts, mummies, forensics...and a whole bunch more.

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Main Project

I'm currently in the process of editing a short story I wrote that is going to be published in upcoming paranormal anthology by Xchyler Publishing. In my story, "The 'Grim' Reaper" (assuming it doesn't change), a reaper loses the ability to help souls depart from this world, because the amulet that generates this power is stolen by a Romani witch. While attempting to regain the amulet, the reaper meets up with a dryad, an oracle, a druid, and a bean-sidhe (banshee). The reaper cycles through the stages of grief that come with losing something so precious.

Release date: October 10th, 2015

Back Burner #1

A collection of short stories influenced by the Tarot. It follows The Fool's Journey through life, and reflects parallels to the human condition.

Back Burner #2

An anthropologically sound fiction novel about a woman from pre-Buddhist Tibet, who can't reincarnate because she is tied to the man who sacrificed her to their gods. His guilt follows him through many lives, and she has to watch him struggle until he finds a way to forgive himself.